Savic WOATing it yet again. Has to be the worst player I've ever seen play for a major team.

That Chelsea performance definitely validating my opinion of them struggling to finish top 4. Agreed with Rush. Spent around £70m on 3 players in similar positions and haven't addressed their biggest weaknesses at all. Got no RB (Ivanovic is only a makeshift RB and not a convincing one either) no convincing CB's (Terry is atrocious, Luiz is a liability and Cahill isn't top 4 level throughout a season) and no strength in front of their defence (Mikel is awful and Lampard isn't good enough defensively, his tackling has been atrocious this past year or so and he doesn't possess the same threat going forward) and they still haven't replaced Drogba.

Loooooooooooooool at Hazard. Trash.

Torres had a good game I thought but Chelsea aren't getting anywhere without another top goalscorer, even if Torres finds his old form because there's no backup to him. Choc Ice had a mare against Milner.

Pretty amazing to think that Tevez is probably gonna be a pivotal part of the team this season. Him and Aguero looked and will be deadly together. Don't see the point in Milner as an attacking threat. Just nothing from him going forward. Can take enough positives as a Utd fan from them looking vulnerable at the back.

Shit refereeing performance too. Laughable that he didn't send Ramires and Savic off. Got the red card right. Baffles me that players are still tackling with their feet that high off the ground when they've seen so many players sent off for it.

milner offered nothing going forward? he would've had an assist if kun finished, he was great in the second half running forward.

we were vulnerable at the back because we were playing effectively 1 cb in a back 3 . when lescott and micah return + possibly another cb we'll be GOATING it again, dont worry about that. savic desperately needs to go out on loan to build confidence, but i woould think that most players would struggle with hazard and mata running at them, especially someone eo inexperienced.

While we need to improve, I don't see a massive issue. We got beaten by a team with an extra player. That team also happens to be the Premier League champions who possess world class players all around. I'd be desperately worried if we absolutely bombed and lost 6-1 or something.

I've already accepted we're not strong enough to challenge Manchester yet. But we have enough to battle Arsenal for third spot and see off any challenges from Spurs, Newcastle and Liverpool. And for this season, that is fine. We're in transition. You don't just make up 25 points in one season.

there's not too much point in looking too in depth with this game. 6 first team players didn't start for us, and chelsea obviously still need to try and get hazard to gel with the rest of the team, and introduce oscar into it, as well as marin. contest effectively died off really with ivanovic's brainfade, thought we were going to run over the top of them and that's what happened. doesn't really matter, im happy we didnt get any injuries/bans and players got some more fitness.

Hazard is not trash at all. Apart from the failed backheel, he did okay. Before the back heel he took on 2 or 3 of City's defenders. He might not settle straight away, but he showed glimpses of his talent against City.